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1. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › the-real-historyThe Real History Behind ‘The Zone of Interest’ and Rudolf Höss

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   Jan 4, 2024 · The Zone of Interest envisions the everyday lives of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his family, rarely venturing beyond their villa’s borders to acknowledge the atrocities unfolding...

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   Born in the German town of Baden-Baden on 25th November 1901, Rudolf Höss was raised in a fervently Catholic household overseen by a domineering father. This rigidly disciplined upbringing instilled the young Höss with stern beliefs regarding sin, penance and the importance of doing your duty.

3. www.bbc.co.uk › history › worldwarsWorld Wars: Rudolf Höss - Commandant of Auschwitz - BBC

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   Feb 17, 2011 · In the early 1920s, Höss joined the paramilitary Freikorps to help counter the perceived communist threat on the boundaries of Germany, before his involvement in violent right wing politics led to...

4. www.independent.co.uk › news › oscars-rudolf-hossI met the family who lived next door to Auschwitz – the ...

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   Mar 11, 2024 · Why did he do it? And how had he lived with himself? Höss’s family talk of a ‘kind and loving father’ who would sit and read them fairytales ( Institut für Zeitgeschichte München )

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   NARRATOR: Rudolf Hoss, the man who had been in charge of the site of the greatest mass murder in the history of the world, never in his memoirs expressed any real remorse for his crimes. Instead ...

6. www.historyextra.com › period › second-world-warThe Zone Of Interest & Rudolf Hoss | Is It A True Story ...

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   Feb 2, 2024 · In June 1941, Höss received direct instructions from the chief architect of the Holocaust, Heinrich Himmler, to use Auschwitz as the main crucible of Hitler’s ‘Final Solution’ – the extermination of Europe’s Jewish population.

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   Why is Höss So Scary?

   • During his working days, Höss presided over the murder of more than a million people, but once he came home he lived the life of a solid, middle-class German husband and father. It is this apparent 'normality' that ultimately makes Höss a much more terrifying figure than an unhinged brute like Amon Goeth.

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   What did Höss do after WW2?

   • After the Second World War broke out, Höss was commissioned to establish a concentration camp in occupied western Poland. He recommended adapting a disused army barracks, which became Auschwitz.

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   Where did the Höss family live?

   • The Höss family lived in a luxurious villa directly next door to the gas chambers and crematoria of the camp. There, Rudolf (Christian Friedel) and his wife, Hedwig (Sandra Hüller), constructed an apparent idyll for their children, despite the horrors taking place just beyond the garden wall.

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   Who is Rudolf Höss?

   • Jonathan Glazer’s new film uses the Auschwitz commandant and his family as a vehicle for examining humans’ capacity for evil The Zone of Interest envisions the everyday lives of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his family, rarely venturing beyond their villa’s borders to acknowledge the atrocities unfolding outside their door. A24 Films

   The Real History Behind ‘The Zone of Interest’ and Rudolf Höss

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   What happened to Rudolf Höss and his family after World War II?

   • Toward the end of the war, the Höss family went into hiding in northern Germany, hoping to bide their time until they could escape to South America, where many Nazis sought refugeafter the conflict.

   The Real History Behind ‘The Zone of Interest’ and Rudolf Höss

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   Is Rudolf Höss based on a true story?

   • The film is derived from Martin Amis’s novel of the same name, though the plot is slightly different, telling the story of a Nazi officer who becomes infatuated with the wife of Auschwitz’s commandant; the commandant, Paul Doll – a fictionalised version of Rudolf Höss. Who was Rudolf Höss?

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8. www.independent.ie › entertainment › moviesThe Zone of Interest: the cosy family life of Rudolf Höss ...

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   Jan 31, 2024 · The chilling true story behind the Oscar-nominated The Zone of Interest. Jonathan Glazer’s film explores the life Rudolf Höss and his wife enjoyed in the shadow of the Nazis’ most notorious...